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Wind power generation

Turbines are comprised of subsystems working in unison to efficiently and safely produce power. ABB products are used throughout these subsystems, from the emergency stop button to the generator

ABB’s proven products for wind turbines are designed and built to operate for long life cycles under the varied and harsh operating conditions common to turbines. ABB engineers with years of wind power experience help design the products and work with turbine manufacturers to correctly and efficiently integrate these products into turbine designs.

Utility scale turbine

Electrical drivetrain packages

Grid connection

Turbine controller

Yaw and pitch system

Hydraulic and cooling system

Doubly-fed electrical drivetrain package

ABB’s offering for the doubly-fed concept includes slip-ring generators and converters, for both onshore and offshore wind turbines. The main circuit breaker and contactors complete the ABB drivetrain offering. This package provides a proven solution for turbine manufacturers.

Doubly-fed electrical drivetrain packages

Full converter electrical drivetrain packages

In the full converter concept, the converter decouples the generator and the mechanical drivetrain from the grid. All of the generated power flows through the converter to the grid. Synchronous (permanent magnet) and asynchronous generators are typically used. The converter provides the generator’s torque and speed control.

High-speed full converter concepts
Medium-speed full converter electrical drivetrain package
Low-speed full converter electrical drivetrain package

Grid connection

Medium Voltage Switchgear
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections
Compact secondary substations
Skid mounted unit substations for mining or oil and gas

Turbine controller

The turbine control and protection system ensures that the turbine’s operation is within defined values. The PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is used for overall turbine control logic.

Programmable Logic Controller AC500
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections

Yaw and pitch system

The yaw and pitch systems are responsible for the mechanical movement of the turbine’s nacelle, turning the nacelle into the wind and the blades’ orientation to the wind.

Programmable Logic Controller AC500
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections for Pitch system
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections for Yaw systems

Hydraulic and cooling system

Turbine systems are supported by hydraulic pumping and cooling systems that transfer heat losses from equipment—such as converters and generators—outside of the turbine. ABB‘s motors and drives, among other products, are used in these systems.

Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections

Hydraulic and cooling system

Turbine systems are supported by hydraulic pumping and cooling systems that transfer heat losses from equipment—such as converters and generators—outside of the turbine. ABB‘s motors and drives, among other products, are used in these systems.

Motor control and protection
Low Voltage AC drives

SMISSLINE TP – Touch proof system
Softstarters
High Performance Circuit Breakers

Other auxiliary systems

ABB also makes products for the multiple, smaller supporting systems within a turbine, from lift systems used to bring equipment and parts to the nacelle to circulation fans and internal lighting and electrical connections.

Low Voltage motors
Low Voltage AC drives
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections

Small Wind turbine

Electrical Drive Train

Turbine controller

Other auxiliary systems

Electrical Drive Train

Modern drivetrains normally include a converter. In addition to the main circuit, the converter itself has several functions that need low voltage components.

Motors and generators
Small Wind inverters
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections

Turbine controller

The turbine control and protection system ensures that the turbine operation is within defined values. The PLC is used for overall turbine control logic.

Programmable Logic Controller AC500
Low Voltage protection and control / enclosures and connections

Other auxiliary systems

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Wind power generation

Utility scale turbine

Electrical drivetrain packages

Grid connection

Turbine controller

Yaw and pitch system

Hydraulic and cooling system

Other auxiliary systems

Small Wind turbine

Electrical Drive Train

Turbine controller

Other auxiliary systems

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